air pollution
The factories that
burn coal pollute
the air with a lot of
black smoke.
n. 煤炭
Factories put
waste into the
river.
water pollution
mobile phone
pollution
litter v. 乱扔
n. 垃圾
rubbish waste
垃圾,废弃物
People should throw
away litter in the bin.
n. 垃圾箱
noise pollution
There are more
cars on the road.
1a
Here are some words related to
different kinds of pollution. Write
them in the box below. Then add
more words.
noise pollution
____________
____________
____________
____________
air pollution
___________
___________
___________
___________
water pollution
____________
____________
____________
____________
loud music
planes
mobile phones
factories
cars
smoking
ships
factories
littering
rubbish
building housesbuilding houses
loud music cars rubbish planes
littering ships factories smoking
building houses mobile phones
1b Listen and complete the sentences.
What was the problem?
The river was _____________. Even the
bottom (底部) of the river was full of
_________. There were no more ______
for fishermen (渔民) to catch.
really dirty
rubbish fish
What caused the problem?
People are throwing _______ into the
river. Factories are putting ______ into
the river.
How should the problem be solved?
We should write to the ____________
and
ask them to ___________ the factories.
Everyone should help to __________ the
river.
litter
waste
government
close down
clean up
Listen again and answer the
following questions.
1. What does Tony want to do later this
afternoon?
He wants to go swimming with Mark
in the river later this afternoon.
2. Why doesn’t Mark want to go with
Tony?
Because the river was really dirty.
Even the bottom of the river was full
of rubbish, and there were no more
fish for fishermen to catch.
3. How was the river in the past?
It used to be so clean. It has been the
nicest river in this town.
1c
The river was dirty.
Even the bottom of the
river was full of rubbish.
But it used to
be so clean!
Yes, but people are
throwing litter into
the river.
Everyone in this town
should play a part in
cleaning it up!
Make conversations using the
words in 1a.
The river has always
been the nicest river
in this town.
Yes, it used to
be so clean.
What caused
the problem?
But I was there last
weekend and the
river was really dirty.
Factories are also
putting waste into
the river.
People are
throwing litter
into the river.
What should we
do?
We should write to the
government and ask
them to close down
the factories.
What else can
we do?
Everyone should help
to clean up the river.
1. We’re trying to save the earth!
我们正在竭尽全力拯救地球!
try to do =try one’s best to do
努力去做某事
e.g. We’ll try to finish the work in
a week.
我们将努力在一周内完成这项
工作。
【运用】
我会尽力做好这项工作。
___________________________________I’ll try to do the work well.
3. Even the bottom of the river was full of
rubbish.
Yes, but people are throwing litter into
the river.
litter和rubbish都可指“垃圾”,用作不
可数名词。
rubbish指“没用的东西(被扔或将要丢弃
的无用的东西)”不可回收。
litter指“(室内或公共场所)乱扔的废物(纸
屑、不要的包装纸、废瓶等)”还可回收。
【运用】根据句意用rubbish或litter完成
句子。
1. Throw the ________ out.
把垃圾扔出去。
2. The room is full of _______.
房间里堆满了垃圾。
3. Pick up your _______ after a picnic.
野餐后将废弃物收拾好。
rubbish
rubbish
litter
And remember to throw
rubbish in the bins and
keep public places clean
and beautiful for everyone.
So together, our actions can make a
difference and lead to a better future!
The earth is badly polluted. Please
make a poster and think of what we
can do.
1. Copy the new words
and remember them.
2. Read the listening
materials of 1b, 2a.